Teacher union swindle in Orange Unified serves as a lesson for all of California

They may not care much about education, but give teacher union leaders in the city of Orange, California, credit for speed and political ingenuity. 

Shortly after a successful March recall campaign in which leaders of the Orange Unified Education Association replaced two conservatives with two union-backed trustees, the newly configured board promptly awarded teachers a 10 percent pay hike. 

That pay hike has blown a hole in Orange Unified’s finances, documents obtained by California Policy Center reveal.